Friendly Tricycle

Different Views of the Tricycle
Overview of Tricycle

Inspiration

Few years ago, My dad experienced stroke and it has deteriorated his strength and capabilities in doing daily activities (like eating, walking) and even working such as typing with his laptop. This has allowed me to understand in-depth regarding the issues which not only made it a "Hackathon" but provided me a sense of personal connection.

What it does

First, it improves biking experience by improving comfort and being "more- friendly". The main highlight is the steering wheel design which is a U-shaped steering wheel located under the seat. This minimizes effort of holding the steering wheel compared to normal tricycle. The U-shaped steering is connected to a J-shaped bar which connects to the front wheel allowing it to turn left and right.

Next, is the adjustable bar allowing to extend and retract the bicycle. This not only improves logistic purpose but the additional spaces can be used to install extra baskets for storage purpose.

How we built it

We used cardboard to do an interpretation of the design in general as well as the pedals and gear to ensure the new steering wheel design is applicable and won't obstruct the cycling motion

Challenges we ran into

Initially, we aim to achieve a foldable feature of the tricycle which has existed for bicycle. However, we we're unable to reach that point as for bicycle we can achieve a flat foldable surface but not for a tricycle.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We we're able to pour in our ideas and interpret the features into the prototype and 3D drawing which helps us to enhance our skills and capabilities as I also learn more about design thinking skills.